Aleš Loprais, Ferran Marco Alcayna, and Petr Pokora on their Tatra Jamal were the fifth in the overall standings in the truck category to cross the finishing line. The rally team met the challenge of the extremely tough 41th edition of the legendary rally raid. Moreover, they successfully competed with powerful and large factory teams.

This edition was arranged within the territory of the only country, Peru. Therefore, this rally marathon was shorter than previous editions in terms of a distance and racing days. Nevertheless, the host plotted a route which required the passionate commitment from the participants. The Dakar Rally kicked off on January 6 in Lima. Remarkably, only one third of the teams who participated in the rally in the truck category returned to the Peruvian capital city which was also the final point.

“For me this was perhaps the most difficult Dakar, leaving aside those where we had an accident and withdrew prematurely. We are a small family team without factory support and yet we have succeeded among the big factory teams,” Aleš Loprais shared his impressions about the participation in the rally.

Importantly, unlike InstaForex Loprais team the rest of the nine teams in the Top Ten ranking were factory-supported crews.

“I would mainly like to express my sincere thanks to the boys, the whole team, our families, fans and sponsors, for without them we would never have managed this. Even though we only enjoyed two problem-free stages, they counted for all and filled us with hopes for the future. To defeat factory teams is a big challenge and I believe we will succeed in this,” concluded Loprais.

You can relive the most exciting moments of Dakar Rally 2019 by reading the news on this page.

The results are summed up, and the winners are determined. Today, we will name the winners of the following four contests from InstaForex: FX-1 Rally, InstaForex Sniper, InstaForex Great Race, and Real Scalping. We are pleased to congratulate the winners and wish good luck to all the other participants!

The best performance during the regular stage of FX-1 Rally was demonstrated by a trader from Argentina, Roberto Reinaldo Steinmetz. We congratulate the winner and wish him to confirm his reputation of the best trader in the next stages of the FX-1 Rally contest. If you are ready for a tough fight and want to prove yourself in the race for leadership, then welcome to the start of a regular stage of FX-1 Rally! You can register and participate in the next race that will be held from 00:00 January 18, 2019 to 23:59 January 18, 2019.

Fortune favors the keenest and fastest traders in the InstaForex Sniper contest. According to the results of the last stage of InstaForex Sniper, a trader from Belarus, Dmitry Leonidovich Margulevich, became the winner. We congratulate the prize owner and wish him to keep it that way. So, register and join us! The next stage of the InstaForex Sniper contest will be held from January 28, 2019 to February 1, 2019.

Oleg Stanislavovich Zharsky became the winner of the regular stage of InstaForex Great Race 2018. We congratulate the prize owner and invite others to join us, since the race is long, while awards are enough for everyone!

Good reaction skills, attention, healthy curiosity, and motivation for learning are required to participate in the Real Scalping contest. If you seek to achieve a positive outcome, you should exercise patience, and persistence, as well as practice trading on a constant basis. This time, a trader from Pakistan, WargarHussain, has turned out to be the best. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites all traders to join the opportunity to compete and win in the next stage of the contest, which will start on February 4, 2019 and come to an end on February 28, 2019.

Ilya Nikolaevich Prokopetsfrom Kazakhstan scored a victory in the latest stage of FX-1 Rally contest. We salute the champion and wish him to keep ruling in further stages of the contest. If you are not afraid of an intense clash and ready to plunge into the race for leadership – welcome to the start of the next stage of FX-1 Rally contestthat will be held from 00:00 December 21, 2018 to 23:59 December 21, 2018. Register and participate!

InstaForex Sniper is a contest for the most prompt and sharp-eyed traders. Today Aleksey Ivanovich Seledtsov showed such skills and got lucky to hit a jackpot. Be a success story as well! We remind you that the next stage of InstaForex Sniper contest is running from December 24, 2018 until December 28, 2018.

One Million Option is one of the most popular contests by InstaForex. There are always a lot of participants in this contest and, therefore, keen competition, excitement, and adrenaline! Highly motivated traders accept the tough challenge to get the title of the best option trader. We are pleased to announce that Vladimir Nikolaevich Komissarov triumphed in the latest stage of One Million Option contest. Congratulations!

The 2019 Dakar Rally is going to kick off in a few weeks. Aleš Loprais, his Spanish navigator Ferran Marco Alcayna, and chief mechanic Petr Pokora will set about a rally raid on January 6 in Lima. The racing team has to go through 10 stages in the truck category.

The team had been fine-tuning their Tatra at the workshop in the town of Frenštát pod Radhoštěm until the departure. Eventually, InstaForex Loprais Team left for Le Havre, France, to arrange some administrative formalities. There, they will embark on board a ship to sail to Peru.

“If we had been given one more week for preparations, we would be still working on the car as there is always something to do. The development of our racing Tatra is our everyday routine and it’s a long-term process. While our fleet is heading to America, I’ve moved to Dubai to practise in the sand dunes until the end of the month as Dakar Rally organisers are promising about 70 per cent of sand.”

Aleš Loprais debuted at the Dakar rally in 2006 as a navigator for his famous uncle. Since then, Aleš has not missed a single rally. On the whole, he has participated in 12 Dakar races, won 9 stages, and finished 5 times in overall TOP 10. In early January, the Tatra truck of InstaForex Loprais Team bearing number 507 will face the racing challenge.

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